Ukusilela kwe-Vitamin B12 kunokwenzeka ukuba umntu akafumani ngokwaneleyo i-vitamin ekudleni kwabo, kwaye engashiywanga enganyangekiyo, iingxaki ezinjengeengxaki zombono, ukulahleka kwememori, ukubetha kwentliziyo ngokungaqhelekanga kunye nokuphulukana nolungelelwaniso lomzimba lunokwenzeka.

Eyona nto ifunyenwe ngokutya okuvela kwimvelaphi yezilwanyana, njengenyama, isalmon, ubisi kunye namaqanda, oko kuthetha ukuba iivegans kunye nemifuno inokuba semngciphekweni wokuba ne-vitamin B12.

Kwakhona, ezinye iimeko zonyango zinokuchaphazela ukufunxwa komntu kwe-B12, kubandakanya ne-anemia eyingozi.

Imilebe ebanjiweyo ikwadityaniswa nokusilela kwezinye iivithamini ze-B, kubandakanya ivithamini B9 (folate), ivithamini B12 (riboflavin) kunye nevithamini B6.

Ukunqongophala kwe-zinc kunokubangela ukuba imilebe yomile, kunye nokoma, ukucaphuka kunye nokudumba emacaleni omlomo.

Uninzi lweempawu luyaphucuka kunyango, kodwa ezinye iingxaki ezibangelwa yile meko zinokungaguquki ukuba ziyekwe zinganyangwa.

I-NHS ilumkisa ngelithi: "Okukhona imeko inganyangwa, kokukhona kuya kubakho amathuba okonakala okungapheliyo."

I-NHS icebisa ithi: “Ukuba ukuswela kwakho ivithamin B12 kubangelwa kukungabikho kwivithamini ekudleni kwakho, unokumiselwa iipilisi zevithamini B12 ukuba uzithathe yonke imihla phakathi kwesidlo.

“Abantu abakufumanisa kunzima ukufumana i-vitamin B12 eyaneleyo kwizidlo zabo, ezinje ngokulandela ukutya kwe-vegan, banokufuna iipilisi ze-vitamin B12 ubomi babo bonke.

“Although it's less common, people with vitamin B12 deficiency caused by a prolonged poor diet may be advised to stop taking the tablets once their vitamin B12 levels have returned to normal and their diet has improved.”

Ukuba ukusilela kwakho kwe-vitamin B12 akubangelwa kukungabikho kwe-vitamin B12 kwindlela otya ngayo, kuya kufuneka ube nenaliti yehydroxocobalamin qho kwiinyanga ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu ubomi bakho bonke.